SECRET WARS - GERMAN TOUR

A sneak peek at what our boys in Germany got up to!

They were so inspired by the old Don't Sleep tour, that they decided to rent their own camper and do all of Germany, Austria and Switzerland...

Well done guys! wish I was there.

SECRET WARS & EDDING WIN THE "INNOVATION PRIZE" @ THE ARTS AND BUSINESS AWARDS

Monorex and edding UK were shortlisted for 3 of the 8 awards this year, which is an unheard of achievement - we walked away on the night with one of those 3 awards "The Lloyds Innovation" prize... Congratulations to everyone who has helped make Secret Wars what it is today, from the artists battling to my guys back stage who make sure lights are on and walls are fresh white!

A special thanks to Andy from edding for making this all happen, as he was the man who filled in that crazy 32 page doc to apply at the start ;) well done sir!

Terry and Jay from Monorex / Secret Wars

Mr Arts and Business, Terry from Monorex/Secret Wars and Andy from edding

The award was hand carved in Afghanistan (Kabul) by a charity foundation called the Turquoise mountain.

A few eyebrows were raised when we won the award, as we were the underdog on the night - going up against people like BP and the Royal Opera House...

After losing the first two awards silently (in pain), a lot of passion was shown when Kate Mosse read out our name as winners for the final award - we all jumped up with huge screams of YES, C,mon...etc and started cuddling each other (man passion :).

To eat cost £200 each but as you can from the starters, it was well worth it!

Gabriella from Redbull added some much needed beauty to a table of lads..

Afterwards Classic FM and The Guardian interviewed us and we were congratulated by many random people, a great night and I hope we can apply again with the School Wars concept.

Watch out as we are going for all 8 next year!

SECRET WARS IS BACK IN BRIZZLE!!

SECRET WARS NEW FORMAT LAUNCHING 2010

IMPORTANT NEWS!! OFFICIAL SECRET WARS UPDATES

EUROPEAN LEAGUE TEAM SERIES - 2010



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SECRET WARS IS RE FORMATTING AND ROLLING INTO 2010 WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE PLAN!

After 3 and a half years of single battle series locally in over 20 countries, we have decided to try something different and potentially more exciting for 2010... Introducing the Secret Wars EURO LEAGUE!

"When we started Secret Wars 3 years ago, it was influenced heavily by various things from the Marvel comic, to Warriors and Fight Club. After experiencing the team battles around the World and seeing the benefits of this compared to the singles battles, we decided on trying it as a complete 6-8 month series!"

"I have noticed the crowds are more vocal and patriotic towards team battles - there seems to be more at stake and I love watching the artists free-styling alongside each other.... You never know what will come out the other end!" Terry Guy (Founder of Monorex and Secret Wars)

The rules are the same but the structure of the competition and dynamics of the battle are slightly different - see below for details.

1st Round - Group league qualifiers

• Four groups of 4 teams with the top two teams qualifying
• Rather than a knockout cup comp, we have decided to make this a little more interesting and maybe fairer - Each game will be a league match with each judge vote and crowd vote worth a point (so 3 points available per battle)!
• Each team will play home and away against the others in their group

Quarter finals

With the top two teams going through from each group, we will be left with 8 teams.

The winner of GROUP A will play the 2nd place of GROUP B and the winner of GROUP B will play the runners up of GROUP A...and so on!

These will be played over a two leg format with away counting for double if a tie occurs.

Q-final 1

GROUP 1 WINNER vs. GROUP 2 RUNNER UP

Q-final 2

GROUP 2 WINNER vs. GROUP 1 RUNNER UP

Q-final 3

GROUP 3 WINNER vs. GROUP 4 RUNNER UP

Q-final 4

GROUP 4 WINNER vs. GROUP 3 RUNNER UP

Semi finals

These will be played over a two leg format with away counting for double if a tie occurs.

Q-FINAL 1 WINNER vs. Q-FINAL 3 WINNER

Q-FINAL 2 WINNER vs. Q-FINAL 4 WINNER

GRAND FINAL

This will be hosted at a neutral venue, TBC nearer the time

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPETITION

On the night

• 90 minutes on the Casio battle clock
• Only black edding markers and black acrylic paint can be used to paint
• No other markers can be used
• No pencils / sketches should be on stage or used (loose rule)
• Each team has to stay within the allocated space, if they creep over then there will be a 1 point deduction
• All teams are made up of 6 selected artists, but only 3 can travel and battle per event (tactical reasons)
• Battles are judged by 2 nominated and neutral guest judges + crowd vote

Competition

• The competition starts as a 4 grouped league concept
• There is a point gained for every vote (3 points in total available for each battle)
• The top two teams from each group will go through into the Q-finals
• If for some reason there is a draw of points with two teams in second place, then we will favour and send through the team with more away points
• Each team will play each other twice (home & away)
• The Q-finals / S finals will all be based on (home and away) knockout games
• The final will be held in a neutral city (preferred venue will be London / Birmingham)
• The grand final will be judged by an extra 2 judges, making 5 in total

SECRET WARS X OFFSET - SPECIAL EVENT

Having introduced the infamous live street art battle to Dublin back in July, Secret Wars picks back up its pens for a very special battle.

At 7pm on Friday 6th November, Secret Wars will be hosting a one off clash with OFFSET in The Car Park of The Bernard Shaw. This event will see Secret Wars Dublin battling some of our guest speakers chosen to represent OFFSET.

Originated in London back in March 06’, Secret Wars has been a revelation which has spawned into a cultural movement that is spreading across the globe. Normally held in dark corners of cities such as New York, London & Malmo, artists gather with black paint markers to follow the simple rules of drawing live against each other for 90 minutes. The winners are decided by the reaction of the crowd and the votes of two judges on the battle picture of the artists.

This Dublin battle promises to bring together some amazing & creative talent from both teams. An event not to be missed! Music on the night will come from 2 guest DJ’s and a surprise act from the UK.

GO BIG OR GO HOME!

FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER @ The Bernard Shaw
11-12 SOUTH RICHMOND STREET, DUBLIN 2
ADMISSION: FREE

For more information visit www.iloveoffset.com & www.bodytonicmusic.com

SECRET WARS X HOXTON PONY - NOVEMBER 4TH

Monorex & Secret Wars crew are dropping another special event next week

We are hosting a Secret Wars on the outside windows and we will be celebrating the NEW Monorex commission downstairs - Stika and Tan 1 are painting to a NEON WILDSTYLE brief, so being that these boys are letter specialist, we are in for a real visual treat!

Get down there early

School Wars x TMNT Special Event - October 23rd

SCHOOL WARS - TURTLES SMASH UP CHALLENGE

This is a private event and we will be hosting a secret afterparty - press and interested spectators are more than welcome but please get in touch below to find out how...

If you would like to come down and check out - please RSVP to schoolwars@monorex.com

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